Introduction to Good Organisational Governance
This webinar recording, made in June 2022, covers what we mean by good governance, why its important, what makes a balanced board and troubleshooting common problems such as how do you recruit trustees?
By the end of this webinar you should be able to:
- Explain what an NGO governing body is and why we have one
- Identify which responsibilities are for NGO management and which are for the governing body
- Describe what a balanced governing body should look like
- Identify how your organisation’s governing body could be strengthened
Broadcast by Fauna & Flora International as part of their Conservation Resilience Fund series, this webinar was made possible through support by Arcadia –a charitable fund of Lisbet Rausing and Peter Baldwin.
Senior Programme Manager, chodgkinson@fauna-flora.org
Hi all! I am currently Fauna & Flora Internationals (FFIs) Senior Programme Manager for Conservation Capacity and Leadership. I have a lovely broad remit, but at its heart my job is to support FFI staff and partners strengthen skills in establishing, managing and supporting FFIs conservation work. I do this in lots of ways- designing and running training events, supporting the application of new skills/learning to peoples work, setting up mentoring relationships and peer to peer learning groups, organising exchange visits, work shadowing, master classes etc. We have a big focus on knowledge management in FFI, so don't just focus on how to bring in new knowledge and learning into our organisation, but how to share and apply all the incredible knowledge and skills our 400 strong team already have
I have an MSc in Environmental Technology and PhD in Anthropology from UCL where I specialised in human-environment interactions, with a stint as a Teaching Fellow in Human Ecology (maternity cover). Prior to joining FFI, I spent a number of years working in the Central African Republic to assess and improve the integration of conservation and development in the Dzanga-Sangha region, and following gorillas up and down volcanoes in Rwanda with the Dian Fossey Gorilla Fund International. Before joining FFI's Conservation Capacity team in 2013, I spent 5 years in FFI’s Africa team, co-ordinating and managing projects in Liberia, West Africa.
